What's the number one coolest most amazing feature in InDesign? …Well, XML of course. No, no, no I'm just kidding, it's transparency. …And we've already looked at how InDesign can import images with transparency. …Now let's take a step farther and look at how you can apply transparency effects to …any object in InDesign. I have my Rue Flyer document open from my …Exercise files folder and I'd like to apply an interesting transparency effect …to this word, art. So I'll select it and then Zoom into 200% …by pressing Cmd+2 on the Mac or Ctrl+2 on Windows.…

Now I'm going to open my control central for all transparency effects, that is, …the Effects panel. I have it over here in my doc, so I'll …just click on it. If you don't see it in your doc, then …either switch to your workspace to advanced or go to the Window menu and …choose Effects. You can apply a transparency effect to …any object on your page, whether it's a graphic frame, a text frame, a line or whatever. …The first thing we're going to do here is change the opacity, here in the upper …

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Updated

10/6/2014

Released

6/17/2013

Find out how to build well-crafted print publications, interactive documents, digital magazines, and ebooks all in one application: InDesign CC. In this course, David Blatner guides you through the core features and tools of this popular page-layout application, including concepts such as setting up documents with master pages and easily formatting text, objects, and tables using styles. The first chapter helps those who are new to the program get up to speed with creating and editing documents. From there, the course shows how to navigate and customize the workspace, work with text frames and graphics, add and format tables, build interactive documents and EPUBs, and much more. Last, learn how to package, print, and export your finished project.

Topics include:

Getting started in just 20 minutes

Becoming familiar with the user interface

Setting up a new document

Placing graphics such as QR codes and barcodes

Formatting objects

Creating color and gradient swatches

Organizing projects with layers

Transforming objects

Incorporating drop caps, bullets, and numbering

Applying character and object styles

Building a multidocument book

Creating an interactive PDF and exporting to EPUB

Proofing a document with the Preflight panel

Printing and exporting a document

Skill Level Beginner

9h 30m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 01/16/2014. What changed?

A: When Creative Cloud applications are updated, we refresh
our training to make sure it covers the latest features and interface changes
from Adobe. This update covers the inclusion of Typekit and changes to the
behavior of hyperlinks and bookmarks, among many other smaller changes.

Q: This course was updated on 6/18/2014. What changed?

A: We revised chapters on text (Find/Change), color, and packaging to include enhancements from the June 2014 update toInDesignCC.
Additionally, new movies were added, including “Setting up color
groups,” in the chapter on color, “Moving rows and columns” in the
chapter on tables, and new movies on EPUB export in the chapter on
interactive documents.

Q: This course was updated on 10/06/2014. What
changed?

A: The author added one short movie, "Understanding
print terminology," to the Packaging, Print, and Exporting chapter.